Three Chord Private Cask #22 (750ml)

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Over the past few years, Neil Giraldo and the team at Steel Bending Spirits have developed a reputation for blending some of the finest bourbon available anywhere. From the brand standard Three Chord Bourbon, to their Three Chord 12 Bar and Three Chord Whiskey Drummer bottlings,   Three Chord expressions are some of the most sought after whiskey, when they are available.

The Three Chord folks will tell you that, first and foremost, they are whiskey blenders. They seek out the finest casks from distillers around the United States, and combine them to create whiskey nirvana.

And every once in a while, they will find a barrel that is so spectacular...so compelling...so utterly unique and delicious they refuse to blend it with other barrels. Instead, they bottle the barrel solo, allowing the exceptional characteristics of the specific barrel to riff on its own, and make incredible music with your tastebuds.

This is one such barrel.

Fortunately for us (and you) ForWhiskeyLovers has been there from the start of the brand, hosting Neil and partner / co-founder Brian Canning at my restaurant in Piermont NY when the brand was first launched, and partnering with them on private bottlings of exceptional barrels that sell out quickly.

So when an exceptional barrel is found, we get the first call / taste, and this was a barrel we couldn't pass up.

This barrel was distilled in 2017, then rested for five (5) years in American Oak barrels hand-selected by the Three Chords Master Blender / Distiller Ari Sussman. At the end of five years, when the spirit was at peak flavor perfection, exactly 108 bottles were filled by hand at a cask strength of 59.37% abv.

This whiskey is simply spectacular.

Three Chord Cask Strength Single Barrel Bourbon Tasting Notes:

Color: A deep, rich mahogany
Aroma: Chocolate, baked bread w/ butter, caramel, vanilla extract, oak, hints of orange zest
Palate: Vanilla cream and toasted oak, caramel, orange blossom honey, delicate and soft rye spice
Finish: Balanced with chocolate, caramelized wood sugars, and sweet tobacco